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Roland Berger adds team of German restructuring consultancy Candidus

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Roland Berger adds team of German restructuring consultancy Candidus

Roland Berger has strengthened its restructuring and performance improvement capabilities in home market Germany with the time hire of Candidus, a 13-strong consultancy from Munich.

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Deloitte appoints executives Akbar Ahmad and Muhammad Bahemia

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Deloitte appoints executives Akbar Ahmad and Muhammad Bahemia

Big Four firm Deloitte has made two executive-level appointments in the Middle East, installing Akbar Ahmad and Muhammad Bahemia as the new leaders of its Audit & Assurance and Tax divisions.

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KPMG UK appoints Oxana Miroshnichenko as Partner within its Strategy Group

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KPMG UK appoints Oxana Miroshnichenko as Partner within its Strategy Group

Oxana has joined the firm from Natura & Co Group, and she previously held senior roles at Avon, Bain & Co and L’Oréal Group. She has almost 20 years’ experience of delivering business strategy, value creation, due diligence, and M&A for Corporate and Private Equity clients across the Consumer Products & Retail and FMCG industries. At KPMG, Oxana will be focused on business and deal strategy - helping clients to create value, seek growth and transform, with a particular focus on the Consumer Products & Retail industry, and with special expertise in the Beauty, Personal Care and Wellness sectors.

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Deloitte boosts climate team with new leadership addition and firm’s first chief sustainability officer

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Deloitte boosts climate team with new leadership addition and firm’s first chief sustainability officer

Deloitte has added new leadership to its sustainability and climate team in the UK, appointing Anne-Marie Malley as UK sustainability and climate leader and Smruti Naik-Jones as the firm’s first chief sustainability officer.

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Khaled Bin Braik (PwC) selected for prestigious Young Global Leaders

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Khaled Bin Braik (PwC) selected for prestigious Young Global Leaders

The World Economic Forum has unveiled its 2023 class of Young Global Leaders, with PwC’s Khaled Bin Braik one of just four consultants worldwide – and the sole in the region – to be admitted into the prestigious group.

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Oliver Wyman names Adel Alfalasi as Head of UAE business

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Oliver Wyman names Adel Alfalasi as Head of UAE business

Global strategy and management consulting firm Oliver Wyman has appointed Adel Alfalasi as its new Head of UAE.

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Stefan Westdijk joins Middle East partner team of Argon & Co

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Stefan Westdijk joins Middle East partner team of Argon & Co

Global operations and supply chain consultancy Argon & Co has boosted its leadership team in the Middle East with Stefan Westdijk.

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Egis works with PwC on purchase of 700-strong Omrania in Saudi

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Egis works with PwC on purchase of 700-strong Omrania in Saudi

French engineering and consulting group Egis has significantly beefed up its Middle East presence with the acquisition of Omrania, a Saudi architectural and engineering firm with around 700 staff. PwC provided buy-side deal advisory.

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How Sia Partners helped shape the World Police Summit’s agenda

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How Sia Partners helped shape the World Police Summit’s agenda

As the dust settles on the largest edition of the World Police Summit to date, leaders from official knowledge partner Sia Partners reflect on the event’s key takeaways and how the firm helped shape the event’s agenda.

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FTI adds Ali Karami Ruiz and Leonor Díaz-Córdova to Spanish team

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FTI adds Ali Karami Ruiz and Leonor Díaz-Córdova to Spanish team

FTI Consulting has strengthened its Strategic Communications division in Spain with Ali Karami Ruiz (Senior Managing Director) and Leonor Díaz-Córdova (Managing Director).

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SAP agrees $12.5 billion Qualtrics sale to Silver Lake and CPP Investments

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SAP agrees $12.5 billion Qualtrics sale to Silver Lake and CPP Investments

SAP has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Qualtrics, an experience management company, to private equity firm Silver Lake and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). It was revealed last week that an offer was on the table - but SAP has now said that it has agreed to the all-cash transaction that values Qualtrics at approximately $12.5 billion. 

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EY expands Corporate Finance practice with five Partner appointments

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EY expands Corporate Finance practice with five Partner appointments

EY has appointed five new Partners to its UK&I Corporate Finance team. Jeremy Ellis, Amit Dewan and Mauro Fiorucci join the Energy & Infrastructure Corporate Finance practice, while Jack Dessay and Maurice Harbison join the TMT Corporate Finance team.

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PwC reaches agreement to acquire people technology consultancy People Force

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PwC reaches agreement to acquire people technology consultancy People Force

PwC is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire people technology consultancy People Force, with completion expected by April 2023.

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Accenture acquires French risk management consultancy Optimind

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Accenture acquires French risk management consultancy Optimind

Accenture has acquired Optimind, a French management consulting firm dedicated to the financial services sector. The deal adds around 350 consultants to its footprint.

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Arthur D. Little appoints Simon Vessey as Partner in Global Automotive Practice

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Arthur D. Little appoints Simon Vessey as Partner in Global Automotive Practice

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced Simon Vessey has been appointed as a Partner in its Global Automotive practice. Based in London, he will advise clients on a wide range of strategy and customer insight-led revenue growth topics, with a focus on the challenges faced by automakers in relation to future mobility and distribution.

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Sustainability consultancy Xynteo lands growth-focused investment

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Sustainability consultancy Xynteo lands growth-focused investment

Xynteo, a consulting firm that offers services related to energy transition, sustainability and ESG topics, has roped in a major investment from Leon Capital.

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BCG Launches Center for Climate & Sustainability Policy & Regulation

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BCG Launches Center for Climate & Sustainability Policy & Regulation

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world's leading management consulting firms, today announced the formation of its global Center for Climate & Sustainability Policy & Regulation to support clients as they navigate and shape the global transition to a net-zero, nature-positive world.

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Demand and dilemmas grow for sustainability consultants

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Demand and dilemmas grow for sustainability consultants

Approaches cover a broad spectrum, from helping companies with net zero strategies to ditching dirty clients

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Deloitte Australia makes a number of senior leadership moves

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Deloitte Australia makes a number of senior leadership moves

Consulting veteran Vanessa Matthijssen has joined Deloitte Australia’s national executive alongside a number of other senior leadership promotions, with two office managing partner roles opening up.

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Less than a fifth of China’s executives are female compared to 25% in leading countries

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Less than a fifth of China’s executives are female compared to 25% in leading countries

Women account for only 19% of executives in China, compared to an average of 25% in leading countries, according to a new joint report China Needs More Women in Executive Leadership by Bain & Company and Spencer Stuart.

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